How To Install aws-shell on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install aws-shell on Ubuntu 18.04. aws-shell is Interactive productivity booster for the AWS CLI

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install aws-shell on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is aws-shell

aws-shell is:

aws-shell provides a interactive environment to control AWS services. The following features are supported:

  • Auto completion of commands and options
  • Shorthand auto completion
  • Server side auto completion
  • Fuzzy searching
  • Inline documentation
  • Fish-style auto suggestions
  • Command history
  • Toolbar options
  • Dot commands
  • Executing Shell Commands

There are three methods to install aws-shell on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install aws-shell Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install aws-shell using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install aws-shell

Install aws-shell Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install aws-shell using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install aws-shell

Install aws-shell Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install aws-shell using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install aws-shell

How To Uninstall aws-shell on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the aws-shell package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove aws-shell

Uninstall aws-shell And Its Dependencies

To uninstall aws-shell and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove aws-shell

Remove aws-shell Configurations and Data

To remove aws-shell configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge aws-shell

Remove aws-shell configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove aws-shell configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge aws-shell

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install aws-shell package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.